Monday, 31 January 2011

In 1977 the 70 year old George Remi ( Hergé ), entranced by the new dark, vicious and satirical upstart 2000AD that had just started up in London, submitted some story ideas and art samples to then Editor Pat Mills. Mills reportedly rejected them as 'Not edgy enough.' and said to the venerated titan of world comics " Go look at Carlos Ezquerra's work, maybe you can learn something ". Remi's reaction was not recorded, but he died 6 years later, a broken man.

This is a totally fabricated lie I made up. It's a little know fact that the English Channel is a huge impermiable barrier to all forms of comics. It renders british comics utterly invisible to the French & Belgians. Mr Remi was almost certainly utterly ignorant of 2000ADs existence. Not that 2000AD would want his pooey, stinky comics ANYWAY!!!